Posts Tagged ‘1955’
Mera joota hai Japani
Posted on: April 12, 2010
I have posted over 2400 songs in this blog already. I just realised that the iconic song “Mera Joota Hai Japani” is not yet posted. I will not call an oversight. In fact, it is a tribute to the quality and quantity of awesome songs that one can post so many songs and still many more great songs would still be left undiscussed.
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“Udan Khatola” (1955) is a movie that had some nice songs in it. As many as three songs from this movie had figured in the list of top 16 songs of the year 1955 in the Binaca geetmala annual list of 1955.
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Aayi jhoom ke bahaar
Posted on: April 3, 2010
“Insaaniyat” (1955) was the first (and last) time that Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand were cast together in one movie. Dev Anand was (mis)cast as a dacoit wearing a mustache who gets reformed when a girl (Bina Rai) slaps him. 😉
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These days I am posting the songs of “Munimji” (1955). This movie had Dev Anand and Nalini Jaiwant in lead roles.
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Saajan bin neend naa aawe
Posted on: March 28, 2010
There are many musical gems that are not known to many because these songs were omitted from the movie. I have posted several such songs here.
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Jhukaa jhukaa ke nigaahen
Posted on: March 7, 2010
“Miss Coca Cola” (1955) is a movie where Shammi Kapoor and Geeta Bali, who later on went on to get married, were paired together. Unfortunately, no prints of this movie are apparently available, so we have little idea of how the duo fared in this movie.
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Shammi Kapoor was paired with Madhubala in his debut year (1953) itself in the movie “Rail Ka Dibba” (1953). Subsequently, he figured with her in a few more movies.
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Jaa ri jaa ri o kaari badariyaa
Posted on: January 12, 2010
When one watches old Bollywood movies, one notices that people went about their lives in a laid back and relaxed manner. A typical girl would go to school/ college and while at home she would learn knitting/ cooking etc from her mother. She would also learn singing/ dancing from a tutor who would come to her home to teach her these arts. The girl would display her newly acquired prowess of singing / dancing in front of guests , parents and her guru.
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Naachoon re gaaun re
Posted on: January 8, 2010
I have posted as many as five songs from “Aab e Hayaat” (1955). Here is another song from this movie.
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Here is yet another song that I heard for the first time only just now. And I loved the song immediately.
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